Following on the heels of the June 28 higher education governing boards and state college and university advisory board appointments made by Gov. Cecil H. Underwood, West Virginia University leaders have announced institutional Boards of Advisors for the regional campuses.
The appointments are for one year until the WVU Board of Advisors becomes the WVU Board of Governors in July 2001. At that time, the regional campus institutional boards will be appointed by the WVU Board of Governors.
“I am pleased with our new appointees,” WVU President David C. Hardesty Jr. said,”and look forward to working with them as we develop strategies to move our regional campusesall of which have unique missions and challengesforward.”
Each Board of Advisors consists of 15 members, including a full-time faculty member, a full-time student, a member of the classified staff and 12 lay members. At least 8 of the lay members must be residents of the state, and of the lay members who are residents, at least two must be alumni of the institution. No more than a simple majority may be of the same political party.
Members of the WVU Regional Campus Boards of Advisors are:
* WVU Institute of Technology
- Fayette County Sandy Huddleston (D)
- Fayette County William R. Laird (D)
- Monongalia CountyOnas Aliff (D)
- Fayette CountyC.R.”Bud”Hill (D)
- Kanawha CountyRalph Goolsby (D)
- Kanawha County Nancy Thomas�
- Kanawha County Thad Epps�
- Cincinnati, Ohio Homer Taylor�
- Kanawha County Mike P. Miller�
- Kanawha CountyDavid S. Long�
- Kanawha County Vivian Kidd Owens�
- Kanawha CountySarah E.”Sally”Smith (D)
- Andrew Blackwood Faculty Representative
- Bob Scholl Staff Representative
- NOTE : Vacancy to be filled in fall Student Representative
WVU Institute of Technology President Karen LaRoe called her new BOA “an impressive group,”noting,”“We are very pleased to have such a distinguished group of community leaders and Tech alumni working with us on our Institutional Board of Advisors. I am confident that Tech will continue meeting the needs of the communities we serve under their leadership.”
p. Potomac State College of WVU
- Kanawha CountyJohn A. Canfield (D)
- Reston, Va. Carl D. Avers�
- Mineral CountyThe Hon. C. Reeves Taylor (D)
- Harrison County Richard R. Hoffman (Ind.)
- Mineral CountyKevin Adrian (D)
- Monongalia CountyKris Warner�
- Mineral CountyCharles Kalbaugh�
- Jefferson CountyS. Diane Kradel (D)
- Upshur County Linda J. Hicks (D)
- Berkeley County Steven L. Paine�
- Potomac, Md.W. Robert Grafton�
- NOTE : Vacancy BOA Representative
- James M. Hoey, Faculty Representative
- Rebecca E. Wilkins, Classified Staff Representative
- Shannon W. Nutter, Student Representative
Potomac State College of WVU President Mary Rittling commented on her board:”I am enthusiastic about the recent appointments to our Board of Advisors for the 2000_2001 academic
year. We anticipate it will be an excellent year, which includes the 100th Anniversary Celebration: 1901_2001 A Century of Excellence.”
* WVU at Parkersburg
- Wood CountyDr. Dan Curry (D)
- Wood CountyJoyce Okes (D)
- Wood CountyJim Mylott�
- Wood CountyGeorge Kellenberger�
- Wood CountyS.E.”Ed”Ball (D)
- Wood CountySkip Hackworth(D)
- Wood County Trudy Seita�
- Jackson CountyJack Burlingame (D)
- Wood County Joe Campbell (D)
- Wood County Robert J. DAvria (Ind.)
- Wood County Tony Playtis (Ind.)
- Wood CountyJames B. Hayhurst, Jr. (R)
- Neil Higgins Orosco, Student Representative
- Linda Dunlap, Faculty Representative
- August Kafer, Classified Staff Representative
Erik Bitterbaum, president of WVU Parkersburg said of his new board appointments,”I am pleased to discover that we have individuals who are committed to the health and life of WVU Parkersburg and who are willing to help us. I look forward to working with them as we move into the new century with its many challenges.”